Category Archives: Featured
22 attorneys general including RI oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’
Government scientists sample tapwater for so-called “forever chemicals”. Photo: US Geological SurveyTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday...
Jul 27, 2023
Aaron Hernandez brother faces new charges amid concerns over threats, visits to UConn, Brown
Dennis Hernandez, 37, the older brother of the late former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is seen in a July, 18, 2023 booking photo released by Bristol, Connecticut police following his a...
Jul 25, 2023
McKee “free lunch” subject of ethics probe
Gov. Dan McKee. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsWPRO NewsGovernor Dan McKee’s free lunch last January with a lobbyist and principals of a since-terminated would-be re-developer of the Crans...
Jul 25, 2023
$58M in federal grants aim to help schools, day care centers remove lead from drinking water
Senator Ellizabeth Warren (D-MA) File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced $58 million in grants to help schools and day care centers remove lead from drin...
Jul 25, 2023
Police investigating suspected fraudulent nomination signatures in Rhode Island US House race
Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WPRO News and The Associated Press The Rhode Island State Police have joined the investigation into suspect nominat...
Jul 21, 2023
Billionaire bidder gets personal tour of abandoned ballpark
Stefan Soloviev, a billionaire businessman who wants to buy McCoy Stadium to spare it from the wrecking ball, talks with reporters following a private tour of the vacant facility with Mayor Donald Gre...
Jul 20, 2023
Some cities are digging up water mains and leaving lead pipe in the ground
Federal, state and local officials gather in front of a front-end loader at a North Providence home April 4, 2023 as the town updates progress in its lead pipe removal program. Photo by Steve Klamkin ...
Jul 10, 2023
Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues
Flooding closes a portion of Route 9W in New York State July 9, 2023. Photo: New York State Police NEW YORK (AP) - Heavy rain washed out roads and forced evacuations in the Northeast on Monday as more...
Jul 10, 2023
Woman arrested outside Taylor Swift’s beachfront Rhode Island home on trespassing charge
Taylor Swift’s home at Watch Hill in Westerly. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Taylor Swift’s home...
Jul 07, 2023
OceanGate suspends operations after its Titan submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic
Coast Guard ships and aircraft participate in the search for the Titan submersible, lost with its five passengers on a decent to the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean June 18, 2023. Photo: U.S. ...
Jul 06, 2023
